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Inaugural IMF-China Myeloma Symposium; Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment October 20, 2007
Sat, Oct 20, 2007
Where: Regent Hotel Beijing, China
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| IMF CHINA MYELOMA SYMPOSIUM MEETING AGENDA | | TIME | TOPIC | PRESENTER(S) | | | 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Breakfast | | | | 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM | Welcome, Opening Remarks and Introductions | Brian Durie | | | 8:10 AM – 8:55 AM | Myeloma 2007 - Biology
- Etiology and epidemiology
- Staging
- Clinical Applications of New Technologies
| Brian Durie | | | 8:55 PM – 9:40 PM | New Technologies in Diagnosis and Prognosis - Genomics and Proteomics
- Serum Free Light Chain Immunoassay
- Biomarkers as Treatment and Prognosis Factors
- Questions and Answers
| Wen-Ming Chen | | | 9:40 AM – 10:25 AM | Current Approach to Frontline Therapy - Traditional therapies
- Novel therapies
- Thalidomide
- Bortezomib
- Lenalidomide
- Identifying Targets for Novel Therapies
- Questions and Answers
| Sundar Jagannath | | | 10:25 AM – 10:45 AM | Morning Break | | | | 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM | Current Status of Multiple Myeloma: Perspective from China - Incidence and Features of Myeloma
- Treatment Modalities in China
- Future Directions
- Questions and Answers
| Jian Hou | | | 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Experience with a Novel Myeloma Therapy in China - Clinical Application of Bortezomib in Chinese Multiple Myeloma Patients
- Bortezomib in Refractory and Relapsed Patients
- Learnings and Future Directions
- Questions and Answers
| Xiao-Jun Huang | | | 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM | Lunch | | | | 1:15 PM – 2:00PM | Role of High Dose Therapy and Transplant in Myeloma - Current Trends in High Dose Therapy
- Transplant in Myeloma Patients
- Autologous Transplantation
- Allogeneic Transplantation: Perfect match or Mismatch of an Allele
- Questions and Answers
| Mario Boccadoro | | | 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Current Clinical Research in Multiple Myeloma - Combination Modalities of Novel Therapies
- Treatment of Refractory and Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
- Ongoing Clinical Trials on Bortezomib
- Questions and Answers
| Brian Durie | | | 2:45 PM – 3:05 PM | Afternoon Break | | | | 3:05 PM – 3:50 PM | Panel Discussions - How to Improve Therapeutic Outcomes for Multiple Myeloma Patients
- Potential Collaborations with Chinese Investigators
| All Faculty | | | 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM | Closing Remarks | Brian Durie |
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